Opinion: The 'Big 4' drivers of coal imports and power emissions: Maguire

ust four countries account for over half of all thermal coal imports and more than 70 per centof global power sector emissions from coal use, data shows, underscoring the extent of global dependence on these nations when it comes to cutting pollution.China, India, The Philippines and Vietnam accounted for 53 per centof world thermal coal imports during the first four months of 2023, compared to 40 per centfor the same period in 2022, showed data from ship tracking firm Kpler.The same countries produced 71.4 per centof all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power sector use of coal during January through April, showed data from think tank Ember, up from around 67 per centin the same period a year earlier. The concentration of coal imports a.....